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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Coopersville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

121Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Michigan Coopersville

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coopersville route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1432024-44%1985
European StarlingSturnidae1002024-6%1985
American RobinTurdidae832024+111%1985
House SparrowPasseridae462024-45%1985
American CrowCorvidae392024+210%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+57%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae352024+69%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024+165%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282024+19%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae272024+60%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-57%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222024+300%1986
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192024+268%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192024+743%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae182024+91%1986
Ring-billed GullLaridae152024-62%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024+106%1985
Warbling VireoVireonidae142024+289%1985
House FinchFringillidae132024-45%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024-24%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+163%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024+533%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-10%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae92024-4%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae92024-15%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+286%1991
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+113%1985
Blue JayCorvidae72024+7%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+31%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-70%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+200%1985
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52024-82%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+320%1986
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+275%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-46%1993
Sandhill CraneGruidae52024+67%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-70%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024+86%1985
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024+20%1985
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024+260%1991

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.